270 TlMEHRI. 
mittee being appointed composed of the following 
gentlemen : — 
John Alves, D. C. Cameron, Wm. Campbell, G. P. 
Van Holst, Wm. Henery, Thomas Williams, 
David Melville, Dr. Tait, Geo. Laing, Thos. B. 
Winter, and Wm. Ross. 
The next meeting was on the 1 8th January, 1834, when 
the Society was formally established, " for promoting 
agricultural matters and encouraging industry among 
the labouring classes, for supporting the interests of 
trade, facilitating plans of general utility, and consult- 
ing upon any subject affecting the welfare of the 
community in this district of British Guiana," to be 
called " The Agricultural and Commercial Society of 
Berbice." All gentlemen <( qualified to vote for 
Financial Representatives and Keizers and all who 
pay taxes upon the second (3,500 to 5000 guilders) 
or upon any higher class of income" were 
entitled to become members, provided they gave in 
their names within one month after which new 
members were to be balloted for, three black balls to ex- 
clude. The admission and annual fee of membership 
was fixed at 22 guilders. The general meetings of this 
Society were appointed to be held quarterly at the Co- 
lony House. The officers chosen for the first year were : — 
Chairman, Mr. D. C. CAMERON; Deputy Chairman, 
Mr. David Melville; Committee, Messrs. Wm. Henery, 
John Alves, T. Williams ; Secretary, Mr. Thos. B. 
Winter ; Treasurer, Mr. Geo. Laing. 
On the 28th February, 1834, another meeting took 
place, at which these resolutions were adopted : — 
That it being desirable to abolish the name of Driver, which has long 
